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[BWB]

Good evening.

Thanks for having me.

My great-great grandfather was John William "Billy" Braziel, born 19 January 1838 in Cobb, Georgia.

I'm fairly certain that he is the man listed in the Gwinnett County Historical Society records as "Braziel, J. W. Company I 16th GA Inf. Reg't."

Does anyone out there have more information on "Billy" Braziel's service?

His siblings seem to have more detailed records available.

After Alonzo came home from the war, he was a scout for a wagon train with a family named McNeel; he eventually settled in Texas.

James survived the war despite a serious bullet wound to the face/neck, applied for a pension due to the wound, and served as a Baptist preacher.

Robert died of smallpox in a federal prison camp.

Thomas was a prisoner of war on May 17, 1863. Captured at Champion Hill, he was received at Ft. Delaware, Delaware, on June 9, 1863, and exchanged July 4, 1863, at Camp Lee, VA.

Braziel, A[lonzo] D[erastus]		42nd GA Infantry, Company A
"	º	8th GA Militia, Company E
Braziel, James H[arrison]		42nd GA Infantry, Company B
"	º	16th GA Infantry, Company I
"	º	3rd Battalion GA Sharpshooters, Company C

Braziel, Robert Haden		11th GA Infantry, Company A
Braziel, Thomas B[utler]		42nd GA Infantry, Company A

 

[bdtex]

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[JOHN42768]

welcome, enjoy

 

[bdtex]

Does anyone out there have more information on "Billy" Braziel's service?

There's not much in his fold3 records except hospital records and a couple of pay vouchers. He was wounded somewhere in late 1862 but the records don't say where.

 

[redbob]

Welcome to the group from middle Alabama and good luck on your search.

 

[scooter748driver]

Welcome from the Fort Sumter and the Fredericksburg forums.

 

[major bill]

Hello from Michigan and welcome to the forum.

 

[Bonny Blue Flag]

Howdy from Texas, BWB! You have come to the right place for all things CW. Along with bdtex, there are many members here who can assist you in getting your information, or pointing you in the right direction.

--BBF

 

[DixieRifles]

Welcome!!

 

[EHParks]

Good evening.

Thanks for having me.

My great-great grandfather was John William "Billy" Braziel, born 19 January 1838 in Cobb, Georgia.

I'm fairly certain that he is the man listed in the Gwinnett County Historical Society records as "Braziel, J. W. Company I 16th GA Inf. Reg't."

Does anyone out there have more information on "Billy" Braziel's service?

His siblings seem to have more detailed records available.

After Alonzo came home from the war, he was a scout for a wagon train with a family named McNeel; he eventually settled in Texas.

James survived the war despite a serious bullet wound to the face/neck, applied for a pension due to the wound, and served as a Baptist preacher.

Robert died of smallpox in a federal prison camp.

Thomas was a prisoner of war on May 17, 1863. Captured at Champion Hill, he was received at Ft. Delaware, Delaware, on June 9, 1863, and exchanged July 4, 1863, at Camp Lee, VA.

Braziel, A[lonzo] D[erastus]		42nd GA Infantry, Company A
"	º	8th GA Militia, Company E
Braziel, James H[arrison]		42nd GA Infantry, Company B
"	º	16th GA Infantry, Company I
"	º	3rd Battalion GA Sharpshooters, Company C

Braziel, Robert Haden		11th GA Infantry, Company A
Braziel, Thomas B[utler]		42nd GA Infantry, Company A

Wonderful work, thanks for posting!

 

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[MRB1863]

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[bankerpapaw]

Welcome from Rome, Georgia!!!

 

[lupaglupa]

Welcome from the Researching Civil War Records and Ancestry forum. Did Billy have a widow? If he or she got a pension that might have more information for you.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Welcome @BWB .

I hope you may find more information about your great-great grandfather on this forum.
There are a lot of experts on CWT.

 

[Woods-walker]

Good evening.

Thanks for having me.

My great-great grandfather was John William "Billy" Braziel, born 19 January 1838 in Cobb, Georgia.

I'm fairly certain that he is the man listed in the Gwinnett County Historical Society records as "Braziel, J. W. Company I 16th GA Inf. Reg't."

Does anyone out there have more information on "Billy" Braziel's service?

His siblings seem to have more detailed records available.

After Alonzo came home from the war, he was a scout for a wagon train with a family named McNeel; he eventually settled in Texas.

James survived the war despite a serious bullet wound to the face/neck, applied for a pension due to the wound, and served as a Baptist preacher.

Robert died of smallpox in a federal prison camp.

Thomas was a prisoner of war on May 17, 1863. Captured at Champion Hill, he was received at Ft. Delaware, Delaware, on June 9, 1863, and exchanged July 4, 1863, at Camp Lee, VA.

Braziel, A[lonzo] D[erastus]		42nd GA Infantry, Company A
"	º	8th GA Militia, Company E
Braziel, James H[arrison]		42nd GA Infantry, Company B
"	º	16th GA Infantry, Company I
"	º	3rd Battalion GA Sharpshooters, Company C

Braziel, Robert Haden		11th GA Infantry, Company A
Braziel, Thomas B[utler]		42nd GA Infantry, Company to Good evening. Thanks for having me. My great-great grandfather was John William "Billy" Braziel, born 19 January 1838 in Cobb, Georgia. I'm fairly certain that he is the man listed in the Gwinnett County Historical Society records as "Braziel, J. W. Company I 16th GA Inf. Reg't." Does anyone out there have more information on "Billy" Braziel's service? His siblings seem to have more detailed records available. After Alonzo came home from the war, he was a scout for a wagon train with a family named McNeel; he eventually settled in Texas. James survived the war despite a serious bullet wound to the face/neck, applied for a pension due to the wound, and served as a Baptist preacher. Robert died of smallpox in a federal prison camp. Thomas was a prisoner of war on May 17, 1863. Captured at Champion Hill, he was received at Ft. Delaware, Delaware, on June 9, 1863, and exchanged July 4, 1863, at Camp Lee, VA. Braziel, A[lonzo] D[erastus] 42nd GA Infantry, Company A " º 8th GA Militia, Company E Braziel, James H[arrison] 42nd GA Infantry, Company B " º 16th GA Infantry, Company I " º 3rd Battalion GA Sharpshooters, Company C Braziel, Robert Haden 11th GA Infantry, Company A Braziel, Thomas B[utler] 42nd GA Infantry, Company A

 

[bayouace]

Welcome from Port Hudson!

 

[Woods-walker]

Good evening.

Thanks for having me.

My great-great grandfather was John William "Billy" Braziel, born 19 January 1838 in Cobb, Georgia.

I'm fairly certain that he is the man listed in the Gwinnett County Historical Society records as "Braziel, J. W. Company I 16th GA Inf. Reg't."

Does anyone out there have more information on "Billy" Braziel's service?

His siblings seem to have more detailed records available.

After Alonzo came home from the war, he was a scout for a wagon train with a family named McNeel; he eventually settled in Texas.

James survived the war despite a serious bullet wound to the face/neck, applied for a pension due to the wound, and served as a Baptist preacher.

Robert died of smallpox in a federal prison camp.

Thomas was a prisoner of war on May 17, 1863. Captured at Champion Hill, he was received at Ft. Delaware, Delaware, on June 9, 1863, and exchanged July 4, 1863, at Camp Lee, VA.

Braziel, A[lonzo] D[erastus]		42nd GA Infantry, Company A
"	º	8th GA Militia, Company E
Braziel, James H[arrison]		42nd GA Infantry, Company B
"	º	16th GA Infantry, Company I
"	º	3rd Battalion GA Sharpshooters, Company C

Braziel, Robert Haden		11th GA Infantry, Company A
Braziel, Thomas B[utler]		42nd GA Infantry, Company A

Welcome from Soldiers Who Fought on Horseback Cavalry forum- you are lucky that we have a resident expert on THE 16th Georgia- calling @lelliott19

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

Glad you have joined us!

 

[Gary Morgan]

Hello from the Prison and Prisoners forum!

I'm not great with Confederate records, but I've got three chapters on the guards from the Reserve Regiments that served at Andersonville in the book I'm working on. You might want to try contacting the UDC (United Daughters of the Confederacy) and see if they have any information on the guys you mentioned. If any of their descendants wanted to join, they would have had to have submitted information about the men in their family who served. One of my biggest resources was letters back and forth between two teenaged guards and their families that were in the UDC's files.